Fat Man’s Delight-luscious layers of cheesecake filling, chocolate pudding and cool whip all on top of a pecan crust. Can easily be made low sugar/calorie.
We have to talk about this dessert. I can’t stand the name, Fat Man’s Delight. Honestly, I feel like I’m being insulting, so everyone, please do not take offence. I tried to think of a better name for this dessert. 4-layer delight. Cheesecake, Pudding, Coolwhip Dessert?
The name couldn’t just have chocolate in the name. It’s so much more than chocolate. And it couldn’t just be about the cheesecake, although I do love the cheesecake layer.
What makes this dessert so good is how all the flavors blend together in your mouth, not overpowering each other, fighting for the attention of your taste buds. So I just left the name alone. It’s what we’ve always called it.
You wanna know the real surprise flavor in this dessert? It’s the crust. No sugar in it so it completely balances the sweetness from the other layers. Those crunchy pecans are the perfect foundation to build this dessert on.
You can easily make this dessert a dieter’s dream. Just a few simple substitutions. Use sugar free pudding mix and the lower fat cream cheese and cool whip. Change out the powdered sugar for artificial sweetener and no one will ever notice the difference.
Fat Man’s Delight
Ingredients
for the crust
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup melted butter
cheesecake layer
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 8 ounces cool whip
- 1 cup powdered sugar
pudding layer
- 1 box instant chocolate pudding (4 serving size)
- 1 box instant vanilla pudding (4 serving size)
- 3 cups milk
- additional 8 ounce cool whip for topping
Instructions
- Combine crust ingredients and press into a 9x13 baking pan. Don't worry if there are holes in the crust.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 18-20 minutes. Lett cool completely.
- Cheesecake layer-Beat together cream cheese, and sugar then stir in cool whip until smooth. Spread evenly over crust.
- Pudding layer-combine both pudding mixes with milk and whisk until combined then stir for an additional 2 minutes until thickened. Spread over cheesecake layer.
- Top with additional cool whip.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com
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Eldonna Ashley says
We call the first dessert “Lucky if There is Any Left.” I have also heard it galled “Lush.” It is delicious made with lemon pudding, homemade butterscotch pudding, and even pistachio pudding. I use the pistachio pudding for St. Patrick’s Day. It is an excellent dessert.
Joan Hayes says
OMG! I love the idea of the Lemon Pudding!
Kalamity Kelli says
This is one of my all-time favorite desserts! I remember the first time I ever had it when my aunt brought it to a family gathering during the hot summer. I’m so happy you made it Lighter!!
Rita Abfall says
OMGoodness!!! I make this exact same recipe but instead of pecans I use walnuts. My Dad gave me the recipe when I first got married (11 years ago) and have made it on several occasions for extended family get togethers, or for friends. Always gotten rave reviews on this super yummy desert. I’ve never seen another person who had the same recipe….we call it Louisiana Yummy. No clue where then name came from, but since you don’t like the “Fat Man’s Delight” you could always use the name I’ve always called it. This made my evening! Thanks for the smiles! 🙂
Joan Hayes says
Rita, I’m loving hearing all the different names for this recipes! One thing’s for sure, everyone agrees it’s yummy!
Marcia says
We call it Better Then Sex Cake
Tracy says
We have always called it, “3 steps to Heaven”. 🙂 Been in the family for close to 40 years.
Joan says
I have been making this for 34 years and we have always called it “Almost Heaven”
Joan Hayes says
I like that name!
Anita at Hungry Couple says
I’ve made the ‘better than sex’ variations of this and it’s wicked good. I really don’t care what you call it, just give it to me!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
That looks like something I could eat an entire pan of. Yum!!!
Barbara Hamilton says
I made this a couple of weeks ago from a recipe I got off the internet. Their’s was named “Chocolate Eclair Cake” and it was really good.
Holly says
I always knew this recipe as :” Four Layer Dessert”, cause it has four layers of absolute heaven, that blend perfectly together, and are magic when they reach your mouth!!
Angie Peterson says
I grew up eating this dessert and we always called it Barbara Mandrell’s Four Layer Cake! It is so good!!
Liz says
Oh, my. Joan, this is one extraordinary dessert! Who cares what it is called as long as it’s on MY plate!
Ruby Brown says
I did like you said I made it sugar free and fat free and calling it “Thin Persons Delight.”
Love, Ruby
Joan Hayes says
Love it Ruby!
Connie Brennan says
I’ve made the first dessert for many years and I called it Striped Delight. I love all your recipes.
Joan Hayes says
I like that name Connie!
Judi Hayes says
I love this! Maybe we should call it Hayes delight since we both have that last name. LOL
Joan Hayes says
Sounds good to me!
Ingrid says
In parts of Canada, this dessert is called ” Sex in a pan.”
Elizabeth says
So instead of calling this desert Fat man’s delight, why not call it.. Chococheese delight, or Chocolate Cheese delight?
Tanya says
Living up in Buffalo, New York we always called it “slush” cake because it reminds you of the winter slush that always happens. Plus you can than eat anytime and not just for holidays. What ever it’s called it sure is yummy and a staple at every family gathering. Have made it with several different puddings and also several different nuts in crust. All are delightful.
Laura Singleton says
My very large extended family from the Louisville, Ky / Southern Indiana area has always called this the
“Better than Sex Dessert or Robert Redford Dessert”
Jenny S says
I’ve seen this called Chocolate Lasagne and the first time I encountered it, I made it at work. It had yet another name and it was called Robert Redford. It was about 20 years ago. And I was told that it was called that because Robert Redford was “so yummy”.
Steffire says
One of the best desserts around! Around here it’s known as Sex in a Pan or Six Layer Desert for the conservative. 🙂
Dawn Cacioppo says
In Mississippi we call it Mississippi Mud 🙂
Beverly says
We call this dessert “Georgie Porgy”. Not sure where the name originated but it is the exact recipe. Absolutely delicious.
Cathy says
We have made this for many years and just call it a Delight. (using whatever flavor pudding)….chocolate delight or butterscotch delight or lemon delight.. You get the idea 🙂